Global Patent Index - EP 1020826 A3

EP 1020826 A3 20030102 - Purchased commodity accomodating and transporting apparatus having self scanning function and POS system

Title (en)

Purchased commodity accomodating and transporting apparatus having self scanning function and POS system

Title (de)

Vorrichtung zum Aufnehmen und Transportieren von eingekauften Artikeln, mit Selbstabtastfunktion, und Verkaufsstellensystem

Title (fr)

Dispositif pour le stockage et le transport de produits achetés, ayant une fonction de lecture de code autonome et système d'enregistrement en point-de-vente (P.O.S.)

Publication

EP 1020826 A3 20030102 (EN)

Application

EP 00107974 A 19940728

Priority

  • EP 94305608 A 19940728
  • JP 28932493 A 19931118

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0654477A2] The invention provides a purchased commodity accommodating and transporting apparatus having a self scanning function and a POS system which prevent an unjust act such as to carry out a commodity without reading a commodity code whether it is intentional or accidental. The purchased commodity accommodating and transporting apparatus comprises a commodity code reading section (2) for reading a commodity code (50a) applied to a commodity (50), an accommodation section (3) for accommodating therein a commodity (50) whose commodity code (50a) has been read, a weighing equipment (4) for measuring the total weight of commodities (50) accommodated in the accommodation section (3), a weight determination section (5) for detecting the increase/decrease of the total weight of the commodities (50) in the accommodation section (3), and an alarm generation section (6) responsive to a result of the detection for generating an alarm when the total weight of the commodities (50) has increased without reading a commodity code (50a). <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G07F 7/02

IPC 8 full level

G01G 19/414 (2006.01); G06K 7/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/00 (2012.01); G06Q 30/00 (2006.01); G06Q 30/06 (2012.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01); G06Q 50/10 (2012.01); G07F 7/02 (2006.01); G07G 1/00 (2006.01); G07G 1/12 (2006.01); G07G 1/14 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

G01G 19/4144 (2013.01 - EP US); G06Q 20/342 (2013.01 - EP US); G06Q 20/343 (2013.01 - EP US); G07F 7/02 (2013.01 - EP US); G07F 7/025 (2013.01 - EP US); G07G 1/00 (2013.01 - KR); G07G 1/0054 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

  • [A] US 4071740 A 19780131 - GOGULSKI PAUL
  • [X] "PORTABLE SELF-CHECKOUT RETAIL SYSTEM", IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, IBM CORP. NEW YORK, US, vol. 35, no. 1A, 1 June 1992 (1992-06-01), pages 315 - 318, XP000308880, ISSN: 0018-8689
  • [Y] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 016, no. 151 (P - 1337) 14 April 1992 (1992-04-14)
  • [Y] ANONYMOUS: "Grocery Buggy", IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, vol. 31, no. 6, November 1988 (1988-11-01), NEW YORK, US, pages 399 - 400, XP002013065
  • [A] "PLUS DE MANIPULATION NI D'ATTENTE AUX CAISSES DES SUPERMARCHES", SCIENCE & VIE, no. 884, 1 May 1991 (1991-05-01), pages 126, XP000121538

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0654477 A2 19950524; EP 0654477 A3 19961106; EP 0654477 B1 20050209; DE 69434265 D1 20050317; DE 69434265 T2 20050728; EP 1020825 A2 20000719; EP 1020825 A3 20030108; EP 1020826 A2 20000719; EP 1020826 A3 20030102; JP 2993830 B2 19991227; JP H07141569 A 19950602; KR 100262815 B1 20000801; KR 950013877 A 19950615; US 5898158 A 19990427; US 6105867 A 20000822

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 94305608 A 19940728; DE 69434265 T 19940728; EP 00107973 A 19940728; EP 00107974 A 19940728; JP 28932493 A 19931118; KR 19940018707 A 19940729; US 19570398 A 19981119; US 27404194 A 19940712